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A2070 crash in Ashford on 29 August 2018 at 18:14 involving a Vauxhall Zafira

A Vauxhall Zafira and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on the A2070 in Ashford at 18:14 on Wednesday 29 August 2018. A 33-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Micra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Aug 2018
Wednesday, 18:14
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Zafira and Nissan Micra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.1268, longitude 0.89888, in the TN24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ashford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Aylesford & East Stour, Ashford, TN24 0GA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Ashford

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018460325736
Council area
Ashford
Police force
Kent
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Kent

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2070
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 October 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,240 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2018460325736 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ashford road accident statistics for 2018.